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Artist a Day:   Marc Chagall

Artist a day! MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) Marc Chagall was a French artist who lived between 1887 and 1985. He was considered modernist and was associated with few major artistic manners.

Oil on canvas, 191 x 150.5, 1911

I and the Village

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He focused on creating artworks in various formats, such as painting, drawings, colored glass, book illustrations, background sets, ceramics, tapestries, and fine art prints.

Oil on canvas, 197 x 146 cm, 1912

The Poet, or Half Past Three

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Chagall paintings estimate from $12 million to $18 million. Simon Shaw, co-director of Sotheby's, said: "It's very rare that we see major Chagall works from the teens, 20s, and 30s".

Oil on canvas, 188 x 158 cm, 1913

The Fiddler

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Famous Quotes From Marc Chagall

"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing."

Oil on canvas, 80.5 x 99.5 cm, 1915

The Birthday

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Famous Quotes From Marc Chagall

"Color is all. When color is right, form is right. Color is everything, color is vibration like music; everything is vibration."

Oil on canvas, 45 x 56 cm, 1918

Over the Town

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Famous Quotes From Marc Chagall

"The freer the soul, the more abstract painting becomes."

Oil on canvas, 168 x 108 cm, 1952

Resurrection

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Oil on canvas, 168 x 103 cm, 1952

Resistance

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Oil on canvas, 168 x 8 cm, 1952

Liberation

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Oil on canvas, 155 x 140 cm, 1938

White Crucifixion

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Gouache, charcoal, and oil on cardboard, 1906

Old Woman with a Ball of Yarn

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